Still want to party? An assessment of party-politicization in directly-elected mayoral authorities in England and Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia

Bottom, Karin; Reiser, Marion

doi:10.1080/09540962.2014.945799

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“…Regarding the German councilors, there is evidence that the perception of their role as members of a parliament influences the way in which they control the executive counterpart (Egner, 2014). In the case of municipalities in North Rhine‐Westphalia with directly elected mayors, a generally continuing politicization along party lines can be observed (Bottom & Reiser, 2014), which is in line with the strong role of German local parties discussed before.…”

Section: A Relational Approach Toward Local Politicssupporting

confidence: 61%

Patterns of Policy Networks at the Local Level in Germany

Möck

2021

Review of Policy Research

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Research on policy network formation has contributed to an understanding of the patterns of interaction among political actors. Belief homophily, power seeking, and opportunity structures provide explanations studied for specific policy areas. This study tests these established theories in a different environment by asking: What drives policy network formation at the local level? From a review of the literature on policy networks and local politics, the study derives nine hypotheses, which are tested for a German municipality. Information and coordination networks have been collected among its councilors through an online survey. The study identifies the drivers of their formation utilizing exponential random graph models. Findings support the effects of party membership and perceived influence. They also point to the tendency of councilors to coordinate with the mayor and they emphasize local councils as an influential opportunity structure specific to local networks.

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Section: A Relational Approach Toward Local Politicssupporting

confidence: 61%

Patterns of Policy Networks at the Local Level in Germany

Möck

2021

Review of Policy Research

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“…The importance of the political parties in the electoral process has been pointed out by other scholars (e.g. Bottom & Reiser, 2014); however, beyond that, political parties can also have an influence in the decision-making process if the connection between the decision makers and the political parties is close enough to allow such thing to happen. This is especially true when mayors are chosen within the ruling party's apparatus.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Bäck, Heinelt, & Magnier, 2006;Bottom & Reiser, 2014;Eckersley & Timm-Arnold, 2014;Elcock, 2008;Hambleton & Sweeting, 2014;Wollman, 2008) …”

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Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments

Sadioğlu¹,

Dede²

2016

Advances in Public Policy and Administration

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“…Bäck, Heinelt, & Magnier, 2006;Bottom & Reiser, 2014;Eckersley & Timm-Arnold, 2014;Elcock, 2008;Hambleton & Sweeting, 2014;), as changes concerning European local governments have recently taken effect in parts of Europe (Page, E. & Goldsmith, M., 1987;Goldsmith, M., 1990Goldsmith, M., ,1992Hesse, J. & Sharpe, L. J.,1991;Denters, B.…”

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Council Appointed Mayors in Spain: Effects on Local Democracy

García

2017

REALA

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El sistema de elección del Alcalde en España: Efectos en la democracia localMaría Jesús García García 1 Universidad de Valencia m.jesus.garcia@uv.es abstract This paper deals with the influence of having council appointed mayors on local governments. Five elements of local government systems are considered: the electoral system and its influence on the political composition of the local government; the local government structure and the distribution of functions and powers between mayor and council; the role of political parties; scrutiny of the executive and accountability; and citizen participation. This analysis highlights the effect that a council appointed mayor system has in terms of accountability and legitimacy, transparency and efficiency. KeywordsLocal government systems, directly elected mayors, local governance, council appointed mayors, Local Government Structure; Political Parties; Citizen Participation; Accountability. resumenEl presente artículo toma en consideración los efectos que el sistema de elección del Alcalde tiene sobre la democracia local, basándose en la consideración cinco aspectos: el sistema electoral y su influencia en la composición política de las administraciones locales; la estructura de la administración local y la distribución de funciones entre los alcaldes y el pleno municipal; el papel de los partidos políticos; los mecanismos de control del ejecutivo local y la participación ciudadana. El estudio subraya especialmente la incidencia que el sistema de elección del alcalde por los concejales tiene en relación con los principios de responsabilidad, legitimidad, transparencia y eficiencia de la gestión local. palabras claveGobierno local, elección directa de los alcaldes, elección indirecta de los alcaldes, estructura del gobierno local, partidos políticos, participación ciudadana, responsabilidad política.

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Still want to party? An assessment of party-politicization in directly-elected mayoral authorities in England and Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia

Cited by 7 publications

References 16 publications

Patterns of Policy Networks at the Local Level in Germany

Patterns of Policy Networks at the Local Level in Germany

Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments

Council Appointed Mayors in Spain: Effects on Local Democracy

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